European Journal of Forest Pathology · 1979 · 52 citations · 2 references
Life SciencesEntomologyPlant PathologyForest PathologyInsect PathologyParasitologyBark Beetle EcologyBark DiseasesDisease EcologyFungal Diseases Of InsectsInsect Disease EcologyTropical ParasitologyBark Beetle DiseasesBark Disease IncidenceBark Disease ProgressionBark PathogensDisease Symptoms In BarkForest Disease EcologyFungal Bark DiseasesPathogen Effects
Abtract Beech bark disease is an often lethal malady of Fagus sylvatica and F.grandifolia . Observations in North America and recent studies in Great Britain and France support the concept that the disease complex occurs when bark, infested by the scale insect Cryptococcus fagi , is infected and killed by fungi of the genus Nectria . Comparisons of the ecology of beech bark disease, borne out by recent investigations in North America, Great Britain, France and Germany, are presented.
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